[Survey Shows Middle East Situation Impacting Japanese Business Operations] According to a report by Golden Finance, on June 4, Tokyo Shoko Research, a private Japanese survey organization, recently released a survey indicating that the ongoing tensions in the Middle East are negatively affecting Japanese business operations, with cases of corporate bankruptcies related to the Middle East situation already reported. The survey results show that nearly 80% of the surveyed companies stated they have been impacted to varying degrees, and nearly half of the respondents believe that if the situation persists, they will have to reassess their business strategies.